Packers will hold on to season-ticket money

The New York Giants have decided that they won't require their season-ticket holders to pay their invoice until the lockout is resolved.

The Green Bay Packers are not going in that direction, according to Jason Wied, vice president of administration and the team's general counsel.

"It's a lot more difficult than it sounds to receive the money, send it back and try to collect it again with so many people interested in becoming season-ticket holders," Wied said over the weekend. "It's important for us to know who is in and who is committed to maintaining season tickets."

The only way to do that, Wied said, is to require ticketholders to make the payment. "We fully expect to be playing football this season," he said.

If the season is canceled, Wied said season-ticket holders will have their money returned with interest the team earned on the money.